Each year schools receive numerical scores known as School Performance Scores (SPS). Louisiana’s goal is for every school in the state to achieve a Baseline SPS of 120 by 2014.
School Performance Scores are based on the following calculations:
- K-5 Schools – Attendance Index (10%), Assessment Index (90%)
- K-8, 7-8 Schools – Attendance Index (5%), Dropout Index (5%), and
Assessment Index (90%)
- 9-12 Schools - Graduation Index (30%) and Assessment Index (70%)
Beginning in the 2010-2011 school year, Louisiana began assigning districts and schools letter grades. Letter grades correspond to Baseline School Performance Scores, and are based on the following grading scale:
Letter Grade |
SPS Range (2010-2011) |
Approx. % of Students Below Basic |
A |
120.0-200.0 |
0-12% |
B |
105.0-119.9 |
13-24% |
C |
90.0-104.9 |
25-36% |
D |
65.0-89.9* |
37-61% |
F |
0-64.9* |
62-100% |
*Scale will change in 2012
Whether a school receives a plus or minus or no symbol following its letter grade is determined by comparing its 2010 Baseline School Performance Score to its 2011 Growth Score. A plus sign (+) signifies a school has improved enough to meet its 2011 assigned Growth Target. A minus sign (-) indicates a school’s 2011 Growth Performance Score has declined by at least one-tenth of a point from its 2010 Baseline Performance Score. If a school does not receive a plus (+) or minus (-) sign, it signifies the school has either shown no growth or in some cases, improved its Baseline Score, but not enough to meet its 2011 Growth Performance Goal.
While a Baseline School Performance Score represents two years of data, a Growth School Performance Score depicts one year of data.
To access 2011 Baseline and Growth School Performance Scores and Letter Grades for individual schools, please click here.
To access historical School Performance Score data, please select the reporting year you would like to review:
